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PARENTAL ABDUCTION: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor PARENTAL ABDUCTION: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor
Parental Abduction: Woman Caught In Stolen Car In Lodi With Child Taken From Bogota: Prosecutor A Jersey City woman was nabbed in a stolen car in Lodi after abducting her child a day earlier from a home in nearby Bogota, authorities said. Jahlea Jones, 28, was charged with child endangerment, interfering with custody, contempt of court and receiving stolen property, among other offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Jones had taken the child on Wednesday, April 24, knowing that she was not privileged to do so," the prosecutor said. Members of Musella's Child Abduction Response Team worked with police in Bogota and Lodi to find them on Thursday and return the child safe…
Three Galloway Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police Three Galloway Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police
Three Galloway Teens Crashed Stolen Vehicle In Atlantic City: Police Three teens from Galloway were accused of crashing a stolen vehicle in Atlantic City, authorities said. The boys were arrested on Friday, Apr. 19, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Apr. 22. The teens are 17, 16, and 15 years old. The city's automatic license plate reader system detected that a vehicle stolen from Neptune entered Atlantic City from Route 30 at around 4:51 p.m. Officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver sped away and the pursuit was ended "due to the safety of the public." The city's surveillance center spotted the vehicle…
Wife Had Husband Sell Jewelry She Stole From Residents Of NJ Senior Living Facility: Prosecutor Wife Had Husband Sell Jewelry She Stole From Residents Of NJ Senior Living Facility: Prosecutor
Wife Had Husband Sell Jewelry She Stole From Residents Of NJ Senior Living Facility: Prosecutor A husband and wife have been arrested for stealing and selling jewelry from the senior living facility she worked at, authorities announced. Ana Rios, 40, of Piscataway, would swipe pieces of jewelry from residents of a Bridgewater senior living facility where she worked as a housekeeper, then turned them over to her 43-year-old husband, Ezequiel Rios, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Rios then sold two of the pieces, which McDonald said held a street value estimated at $45,000. Ana is believed to have stolen the jewelry between May 2023 and February 2024. P…
Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD
Duo In Stolen Car Busted With Drugs After Traffic Stop: Fairfield PD Two people were arrested and charged with stealing a car following a motor vehicle stop in Fairfield on the early morning of Sunday, April 14, authorities said. At 2:36 a.m., officers observed a dark colored BMW exit onto Route 46 West from behind a closed business commit several motor vehicle violations, Fairfield officers said in a release. A motor vehicle stop was conducted in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn, police said. When officers approached the vehicle, occupied by Dina Santiago-Caraballo, a 35-year-old West New York resident and Karl Diaz, a 45-year-old Union City resident, th…
140 Shopping Carts Stolen From Rochelle Park ShopRite: Man, 77, Younger Pal Busted 140 Shopping Carts Stolen From Rochelle Park ShopRite: Man, 77, Younger Pal Busted
140 Shopping Carts Stolen From Rochelle Park ShopRite: Man, 77, Younger Pal Busted A 77-year-old Cuban national and a middle-aged accomplice from Newark were arrested after 140 shopping carts were stolen from the Rochelle Park ShopRite over the course of two weeks, authorities said. The carts began vanishing from the parking lot of the West Passaic Street supermarket on March 27, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James M. DePreta said.By early this week, 140 were gone, the captain said. Total value: $28,000 (or $200 per).  Reviewing surveillance video with supermarket security, Rochelle Park Detective Sgt. Jared Shatkin and Detective Nick Mercoun identified a distinctive r…
Two Men Stole Checks From Mailboxes: Fairfield PD Two Men Stole Checks From Mailboxes: Fairfield PD
Two Men Stole Checks From Mailboxes: Fairfield PD Two men were arrested and charged with stealing checks from people's mailboxes in Fairfield on Thursday, April 4, police said. At 9:22 a.m. a resident on Glenroy Road South witnessed a vehicle pull up to their mailbox and remove an envelope containing a check meant to be picked up by the mailman, Fairfield police said. The vehicle then drove up to a second mailbox and stole their mail, police said.  Police located the vehicle on Sand Road near Hollywood Avenue, officers said. Jonathan Rosario, a 35-year-old Miami resident, provided officers with a false name and his accomplice, Byron C…
GHOULISH: Englewood Pair Caught Burglarizing Bogota Home Where Military Vet, 74, Died In Fire GHOULISH: Englewood Pair Caught Burglarizing Bogota Home Where Military Vet, 74, Died In Fire
Ghoulish: Englewood Pair Caught Burglarizing Bogota Home Where Military Vet, 74, Died In Fire A rookie policeman and a veteran sergeant nabbed two Englewood men moments after they burglarized a home where a 74-year-old military veteran was killed in a fire four months ago, authorities said. Officer Anthony Montano and Sgt. Thomas Riedel were on patrol around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, when they saw a 2008 Jeep Commander back out of the driveway of the River Road home where Gerald Gaimo died in an intense pre-dawn house fire last November, Lt. Geoffrey Cole said. The home had been boarded up following the fire, he noted.The Jeep driver suddenly turned the wrong way down a one-wa…
Bayonne Detectives Sting Staten Island Man Selling Stolen Cars On Facebook Marketplace: Police Bayonne Detectives Sting Staten Island Man Selling Stolen Cars On Facebook Marketplace: Police
Bayonne Detectives Sting Staten Island Man Selling Stolen Cars On Facebook Marketplace: Police A Staten Island man was off to the races selling stolen cars on Facebook Marketplace when Bayonne detectives put the brakes on the operation, authorities said. Using bogus identification, Devonte A. Thomas, 23, recently raked in $26,650 that police know about as “Alazim Olasupo Odu, selling a 2013 Infiniti and two Hondas from 2019 and 2020, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric R. Amato said. One of the victims called police after crossing paths with Thomas while looking for another car, the captain said. After quickly confirming that the car Thomas was selling had been stolen out of Newark, detective…
PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA
PA Burglar Caught With Car Full Of Sex Toys, Drugs Convicted: DA Well, this was awkward, a 36-year-old Camp Hill man high on drugs burglarized "Excitement Video"  — and sped off with a car full of sex toys — when he got his car stuck in someone's yard, the authorities explained.   Andrew Angle was found in this unusual situation when the Lower Allen Township police came to investigate "suspicious activity" in the 2200 block of Orchard Road on Jan. 26 at around 8:33 a.m. as the police stated in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Nearly a year later, Angle has been convicted on all charges connected with the case.  The l…
WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal WILD PURSUIT: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal
Wild Pursuit: Car Thief Pulled From Frigid Meadowlands Creek Is Violent Career Criminal UPDATE: A Union City man who jumped into a frigid Meadowlands creek during a dramatic police chase is an ex-con with nearly 50 arrests in no fewer than five North Jersey counties over the past 35 years. Career criminal Gregory Calvo, 53, is the very embodiment of the phrase “known to police.” He's been convicted nearly two dozen times in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties since 1989 – for offenses that include robbery, theft, burglary, drug dealing, domestic violence and aggravated assault -- and has been in and out of state prison and county jails since that time only to be…
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night.  Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21. The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available. Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD
Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD A teenager is facing serious charges after being busted following an early-morning shooting that was reported in Southeast DC earlier this week. The Metropolitan Police Department announced on Sunday, Feb. 4 that a 16-year-old has been arrested following an investigation into a shooting in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE that was blocks away from churches and schools in the area. It was reported at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3.  Police say that the bullet did not strike the victim, and the teen fled before officers could arrive. Over the weekend, the 16-year-…
King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say
King of Prussia Thief Breaks Elderly Shopper's Hip During Getaway, Police Say An attempted robbery at the King of Prussia Mall last month left one woman in the hospital and another in police custody, according to authorities.  It happened at Nordstrom's, 190 N. Gulph Road, around 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 17, said Upper Merion police. Store security spotted a woman leaving the store with a "pile" of clothes she didn't pay for, the department said in a release.  When security tried to stop her, the woman "ran directly" at a 70-year-old customer, knocking her over, police said. The bystander was taken to Paoli Hospital with a broken hip, an elbow injury, and lacerati…
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist
Neighboring PDs Combine To Nab Fleeing NYC Trio After Brazen Marshalls Heist Local police in northwest Bergen County who’ve teamed up to fight area crime nabbed a brazen shoplifting crew from New York City moments after they hit a local Marshalls. Wyckoff police issued an alert after witnesses reported seeing a man and two women flee the Boulder Run shopping center off Franklin Avenue in a red 2018 Jeep. The thieves had just pushed shopping carts stuffed with more than $1,000 worth of clothing, toys and fragrances out the door to the vehicle, Wyckoff Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. Franklin Lakes police stopped the Jeep near the border of both towns off the corner of …
Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In Cherry Hill: Prosecutor Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In Cherry Hill: Prosecutor
Pair Arrested In Bank Robbery In Cherry Hill: Prosecutor Two men have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Cherry Hill, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, at approximately 2:40 p.m., a man later identified as Cory Amerman, 32, of Marlton, entered the PNC Bank at 803 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief Robert Kempf. Amerman passed a note demanding money, in which he was provided, and he then fled the bank, they said. During the investigation, Cherry Hill Police Detectives and Camden County Police Officers were able to lo…
1,000 Pieces Of Stolen Mail From Wellesley Found In Wrecked Car In Brookline 1,000 Pieces Of Stolen Mail From Wellesley Found In Wrecked Car In Brookline
1,000 Pieces Of Stolen Mail From Wellesley Found In Wrecked Car In Brookline Men from Massachusetts and New York are facing charges after police found more than 1,000 pieces of stolen mail in a car the two crashed in Brookline. Dahshein Karon Perry, 23, of Boston, and Yasser Teixeira Mendonca, of Mount Vernon, face multiple charges that stem from the theft early Monday morning, Nov. 27.  Wellesley police began looking for the duo after receiving an alarm from a mailbox outside the Grove Street post office around 2:30 a.m. An officer who went to do a security check of the mailboxes at the Wellesley Hills post office spotted a red sedan run a red light on Washington…
Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA
Philadelphia Man Tried To Kill Stepdad In Ambush Shooting: DA A Philadelphia man is accused of attempted murder for the fatal shooting of his own stepfather over the summer, the District Attorney's Office announced this week.  Japheth Wells, 25, is also charged with aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, and related counts, prosecutors said.  Authorities believe Wells drove to his stepdad's home on the 1300 block of E. Duval Street in a stolen Dodge Durango on July 12. Wells waited in the car and then shot his stepfather multiple times when he arrived home, according to investigators. Officials said the victim, in his 50s, was …
Newark Man Convicted Of Day-Long Robbery Spree: Prosecutors Newark Man Convicted Of Day-Long Robbery Spree: Prosecutors
Newark Man Convicted Of Day-Long Robbery Spree: Prosecutors A Sunday in November 2020 was a prolific day for Anthony Torres, a 28-year-old Newark resident. Torres was convicted on Monday, Nov. 20 of committing multiple robberies on Nov. 15, 2020, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.  Torres was captured on video driving a stolen getaway car for one robbery, before robbing two different people on the streets in Newark, Stephens said.  He was convicted of second degree robbery, conspiracy and receiving stolen property, Stephens said. Torres faces up to 35 years in prison when he is sentenced in January, Stephe…
GOTCHA! Lyndhurst Detectives Crash Home Burglary, Nab Local Couple GOTCHA! Lyndhurst Detectives Crash Home Burglary, Nab Local Couple
Gotcha! Lyndhurst Detectives Crash Home Burglary, Nab Local Couple A Lyndhurst couple had just broken into a local home when they were seized by a pair of township detectives. Daniel Soto, 22, and Nicolette Greco, 25, didn't see Lyndhurst Police Detective Chris Cuneo watching them case the unoccupied Kingsland Avenue home around 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Detective Nick Abruscato had joined Cuneo when the couple slipped around to the side of the house and momentarily out of sight, the lieutenant said. The detectives followed and found a broken basement window, Auteri said. Announcing themselves, they took Soto and Greco i…
Repeat Offender Released From Jail Caught Stealing In Teaneck Again: Police Repeat Offender Released From Jail Caught Stealing In Teaneck Again: Police
Repeat Offender Released From Jail Caught Stealing In Teaneck Again: Police Career criminal Aley Beretay had been released from jail barely 24 hours earlier when Teaneck police arrested him yet again. It was nothing new for them – or for Beretay, who’s been busted dozens of times in his adult life, although never for anything significant enough to put him away for very long. Beretay, 40, had served several months in the Bergen County Jail for a previous incident when he was released on Nov. 1. Three days later, he was back behind bars. Beretay was caught on Saturday trying to hide a $600 bicycle stolen from a Cedar Lane home in an Oakdene resident’s backyard, Tea…
Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police
Man Arrested For Shooting 3 Children: Harrisburg Police UPDATE: Mandjou Sylla was arrested on Friday, Nov. 3, no additional information was released by the police.  ORIGINAL: A warrant has been issued for the 20-year-old man who shot three children in Harrisburg, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.  Mandjou Sylla is charged with 11 felonies including four counts of criminal attempted homicide, five counts of aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injuries or causes injury with extreme indifference, person not to possess/use firearms - fugitive, firearms not to be carried without a license, as well as on…
Police Seek Clues On Somerset County ‘Fugitive Of The Month’ Police Seek Clues On Somerset County ‘Fugitive Of The Month’
Police Seek Clues On Somerset County ‘Fugitive Of The Month’ Know anything? Police are attempting to locate Somerset County’s ‘Fugitive of the Month’ for November. Revaz Nebieridz, 32, is wanted for possession, unlawful possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property, and other offenses following an incident that occurred in Raritan on Monday, Sept. 4, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Fugitive Unit said. Nebieridz stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 220 pounds, authorities said. He has brown hair and brown eyes, as well as a 3-inch scar on his head. Nebieridz has previously lived in Raritan, Somerville, and Flanders, investigators say. An…
Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say
Suspect Sought For $11K Theft At Pocono Outlet Mall, Authorities Say Pocono Township police are searching for a Philadelphia man who they say ran off with over $11,000 in a string of thefts at the Pocono Premium Outlets.  Tamir Hall-Green, 25, is wanted on an arrest warrant for felony retail theft and receiving stolen property, authorities said.  Investigators believe he and an unidentified woman ran out of the North Face Outlet "with several coats and other clothing items" on Tuesday, Oct. 17. They were then seen hopping in a car and fleeing south on Route 611, township police said.  Detectives said North Face staff showed them security…
Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA
Accused Birthday Party Shooter Arrested In Reading: Berks DA Authorities in Berks County say they arrested the gunman who opened fire at a Sinking Spring birthday party over the summer.  Twenty-six-year-old Jayce Donte Lee was arrested by US Marshals at a Reading home early on Tuesday, Oct. 17, the District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators claim Lee, of Folcroft, showed up to a Butternut Court birthday party on Aug. 20 with a stolen gun.  About thirty minutes after midnight, police say he "brandished and fired" the weapon, hitting one 22-year-old victim in the abdomen and another in the thigh and hand.  Authorities said Le…
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit
Two Caught, One Sought: Franklin Lakes Police Cars Struck During Stolen Vehicles Pursuit Two Franklin Lakes police cars were struck during a pre-dawn pursuit of two stolen vehicles into Paramus, authorities said. No officers were injured in the incident, which began with multiple calls from residents about a suspicious vehicle and sketchy people outside a Chestnut Place home shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. Responding officers Ryan Sweeney and Nicolas Foschini, along with Sgt. Nicholas Klein, quickly spotted a 2022 Alfa Romeo that had just been stolen from a home on High Mountain Road, the captain said. It was riding in tan…
East Orange Teen Arrested For Verona Carjacking: Police East Orange Teen Arrested For Verona Carjacking: Police
East Orange Teen Arrested For Verona Carjacking: Police A 16-year-old East Orange boy was arrested and charged on Saturday, Oct. 14 with carjacking a woman in her driveway in Verona last month, authorities said. On Sunday, Sept. 24, a Floyd Road resident was approached by three men who demanded her car keys and proceeded to punch her in the head and face, knocking her to the ground, police said.  Officers spotted the suspects in the area of Bloomfield Avenue and Mount Prospect Avenue and pursued them into West Orange, police said. Officers eventually terminated the pursuit due to the conditions and the suspect's reckless driving, p…
Roselle Man Faces Additional Charges In Murder Of Sister-In-Law, Niece: Prosecutors Roselle Man Faces Additional Charges In Murder Of Sister-In-Law, Niece: Prosecutors
Roselle Man Faces Additional Charges In Murder Of Sister-In-Law, Niece: Prosecutors A 44-year-old Roselle man has now been indicted by a grand jury on 11 counts after he was arrested for killing his sister-in-law and niece back in April, prosecutors. In addition to two counts of first degree murder, Every Morrison has also been charged with multiple weapons offenses, credit card theft, receiving stolen property and hindering prosecution in the deaths of Keisha Morrison, his 45-year-old sister-in-law and Kelsey Morrison, his 9-year-old niece, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. On April 18, Roselle Police Officers were called to a home on the 200 block of West 7th …
Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say
Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Holyoke, Police Say Two wanted men were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 21, after Hampden County police said they went on a crime spree stealing thousands of dollars worth of health and beauty items from stores.  Jayson Johnson, 25, and Sequanne Madden, 19, both of Queens, New York, face several charges after being busted by Holyoke police, authorities said.  Officers were called to Stop and Shop on Northampton Street after the store's security saw the men stealing thousands of dollars worth of products, Holyoke police said.  Police arrived as the men spotted them and tried to make a geta…
Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD
Masked Offender From Bergenfield Caught With Meth, Burglar Tools In Pre-Dawn Stop: Dumont PD A known offender was arrested again after a Dumont officer spotted him carrying bolt cutters while riding a bicycle down the main drag two hours before sunrise, authorities said. And, once again, a judge released him soon after. Andrew Lugo, 35, of Bergenfield, has been arrested in several towns – among them, Saddle River, Hackensack, Englewood, Teaneck and Little Ferry – the past few years, records show. Charges have included burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and drug possession. A year ago, Bergenfield police arrested him for a host of credit card thefts during burglaries. Lu…
Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities
Wanted Berks Birthday Party Shooter ID'd As Delco Native: Authorities A 26-year-old man is wanted in a double Berks County shooting that broke out at a birthday party, authorities announced. Jayce Donte Lee, of Folcroft, is believed to have fired a handgun that struck one man in his abdomen and another in his finger and right thigh, during the party on the 100 block of Butternut Court in South Heidelberg Township around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, Berks County Chief Detective Michael J. Gombar said. Then, Lee — who had used a stolen gun — fled on foot, Gombar said. Both victims were taken to the Tower Health Reading Hospital for emerg…
NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD
NY Fugitive Nabbed After Crashing Stolen Car, Running Through Route 4 Traffic: Rochelle Park PD A fugitive who crashed a stolen car while being chased by Rochelle Park police ran across six lanes of traffic on Route 4 before he was captured in Paramus, authorities said. Officer Hasan Shah was on Essex Street when he spotted the BMW 5 Series sedan, which had been reported stolen out of New York City, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Capt. James DePreta said. The driver, Adonis Padilla, 27, of New York, hit the gas, leading a brief pursuit that ended when he hit a light pole at the eastbound Route 4 entrance ramp from Paramus Road, the captain said Wednesday. Padilla -- who was …